(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Ira 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Studying the Arctic is like exploring a new planet 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? I know almost everybody except for the POMOR […]
(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Sergei 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? The Arctic is particularly susceptible to climate change, and the subject of my research, foraminifera, provides paleoclimate proxies 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this […]
Typhoon Fung-Wong went trough Taiwan yesterday and crossed the eastern part of the island after having changed its trajectory twice. Now it is headed of Shanghai (China). Below are some pictures of typhoon Fung-Wong taken from Internet showing satellite images and variations of its trajectory through time. For safety reason, a total of 2 700 people were […]
19.09.2014 – 76°00’31’’N 125°59’53’’E Auf der Jagd nach dem Meeresobservatorium: Matthias Monsees Die Arbeit läuft im Moment auf Hochtouren, das Verankerungsteam hat gerade in einer 7-Stunden-Aktion zwei Meeresobservatorien geborgen und drei neue ausgebracht. Nach dem Aufstehen empfingen uns deshalb glückliche, aber müde und nach Fisch stinkende Ozeanographen. Die Wasserspieler, die sich jetzt ca. alle sechs […]
(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Matthias 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Anybody can work in ood weather 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? I’ve met most of the participants already during TRANSDRIFT XXI 4. […]
We reached the harbor yesterday afternoon. Nous sommes arrivés au port hier après-midi. After receiving the authorization to leave the ship, we decided with Jing-Kang, Liwen, Howard, Jyun-Nai, Eason, Yi-Wei, Sudipta and Theresa to go in town in order to play badminton. After having a look on Internet to find a place where to play […]
8 o’clock in the morning… The sun is shy today and the island’s coast barely visible. We’ve recovered the streamer and the airgun source and are now on our way back to the port. The second typhoon of the month, Fung-Wong, is coming in our working area and should go through Taiwan on Sunday. For […]
Vor gut einem Jahr fand der amerikanische Hafenangestellte Keith Moreis am Strand von Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts eine Flaschenpost mit der Aufschrift „Break this bottle“. Im Innern der Flasche befand sich eine Postkarte, die besagt, dass die Flasche genau heute vor 55 Jahren, nämlich am 19. September 1959, über Bord ging. Zu welchem Zweck? Meeresforschung […]
(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >> General questions << 1. What is your name Georgi 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? If you had the opportunity to do research in the Arctic, wouldn’t you seize it, too? 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this […]
(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >> General questions << 1. What is your name Karen 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? It´s pretty interesting in terms of marine ecology – and very sensitive to changes 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? About […]